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Shine like German rubbish (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

glitter

'shine' is the definition.
(I know that shine can be written as glitter)

'german rubbish' is the wordplay.
'german' becomes 'g' (abbreviation).
'rubbish' becomes 'litter' (litter is a kind of rubbish).
'g'+'litter'='GLITTER'

'like' is the link.

(Other definitions for glitter that I've seen before include "Showy decoration" , "Show some sparkle" , "Sparkly decoration" , "Flash" , "Are bright" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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